Insect-trap.



F. M. & W. H. CRABTREE.

INSECT TRAP. APPLICATION FILED Dsc. is. |913.

Patented July 25, 1916.

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Application filed December 16, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, FRANK M. CRABTREE and WILLIAM H. CRABTREE, citizensof the United States, residing at Dorrance, in the county of Russell andStatel of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements inInsect-Traps, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to traps and more particularly to insect traps.

The particular object of the invention is to provide a simple andefficient trap which will be constructed of durable materials and yetinexpensive to manufacture, the particular arrangement embodying arelatively heavy supporting framework on the inside of the screen fabricso as to prevent the screen from being caved in from exterior blows.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient meansfor retaining the lid in position so that it may be wholly or bodilyremoved from the trap, thereby providingclear access to the entireinterior of the trap so as to remove the insects.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the followingdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which 2- Figure l is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig` 3 is a detailhorizontal sectional view showing the manner of connecting the sideedges of the frame. Fig. l isan enlarged detail vertical section showingthe method of ljoining the edges of the screen fabric to the frame.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, l represents a frame whichis constructed preferably of heavy electrically welded wire netting often or eleven gage or thereabout. The outer longitudinal wires of thenetting are severed at the top of the frame immediately adjoining theinner top horizontal wire while at the bottom of the frame thelongitudinal or vertical wires are extended beyond lthe lowest innerhorizontal wire so as to form supporting feet 2. The

` frame is then rolled into cylindrical form Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

serial No. 807,116,

and the side edges thereof joined together by passing the contactingmarginal vertical wires between the arms of U-shaped clips 3.Surrounding this frame and spaced therefrom by the vertical wires is ascreen wire fabric l whose marginal edges are overlapped to overlie thecontacting vertical wires and connected together by the arms of clips 3.Said arms are then bent in opposite direction to lie in a plane parallelwith the closed end of the U-shaped members and contact with theoverlapping portionsof the screen fabric so that, any tendency of thewire frame to expand due to its natural inherent resiliency will causethe overlapping portion of the screen fabric to bind against the arms ofthe staple and hold the vmeeting endsof the same in contact. Arrangedwithin the receptacle thus formed and joined to the bottom edge of thescreen fabric l by means of staples 6 isa foraminous cone 7 having anopening 8 of small diameter in its upper end so as to permit the passageof the iiies or other insects from the interior of the cone into theinterior of the receptacle.

A suitable top, preferablyof imperforate material, is mounted upon theupper end of the frame and is held in position thereagainst by aplurality of springs 9 having hooks 10 at their upper ends to engage insmall openings formed in the top adjacent its edge. By disconnecting thehook 10 the top may be swung away from the frame so as to permit thetrap to be emptied.

What is claimed is In a trap of the class described, a wire frame bentin cylindrical form and having vertically extending wires contactingthroughout their length at its meeting ends, a wire fabric encirclingsaid frame eXteriorly thereof and having overlapping ends overlying thecontacting vertical wires, U- shaped clips having arms receiving thevertically extending wires and passing through the overlapping portionsof the wire fabric, the ends of said arms being bent in oppositedirections to lie in a plane parallel with the' closed end of the clipsand contact with the overlapping portions of Ythe Wire fabric Intestimony whereof We affix our signa- Whereby, any tendency of the Wireframe to tures in presence of tWo Witnesses.

expand Will cause the overlapping ends of FRANK M. CRABTREE. the vWirefabric to bind against the arms of WILLIAM H. CRABTREE.

the clips and maintain the samein Contact Witnesses: With theoverlapping portions ofthe Wire E. B. WIRE, fabric. L. C. DAVIS.

Copie-s of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each,-by addressingthe Commissioner of fPatents,

Washington, D. G.

